William Morison (1663–1739)

William Morison (1663–1739), of Prestongrange, Haddington, was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1690 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons as a Whig between 1707 and 1715. Morison died abroad in 1739, leaving many creditors. He and his first wife had five sons, of whom only one survived, and three daughters - their son received his mother’s inheritance of Craigleith. The rest of Morison’s property including the saltworks at Morison’s Haven and Prestongrange were sold off.

William Morison (1663–1739)

William Morison (1663–1739), of Prestongrange, Haddington, was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1690 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons as a Whig between 1707 and 1715. Morison died abroad in 1739, leaving many creditors. He and his first wife had five sons, of whom only one survived, and three daughters - their son received his mother’s inheritance of Craigleith. The rest of Morison’s property including the saltworks at Morison’s Haven and Prestongrange were sold off.